Bag frame



Feb, .15, 1927. l F.,'r. STUART BAG'FRAME', A'

'Filed July 1o. .1926

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f v BYQZM ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. l5, 1927.`

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Thisinvention relates to improvements in traveling bag frames and the invention hasI reference, more particularly-, `toimprovelnents' in thattypeof 'bagetrarne to which. the loag--lood-y` is' secured? hyf sewing.l This inventionhas :for its principaliobf gect to provide a novelfgeo'nstructioni ot traine fOr-sewedsin hairs: whichv is rovded *vt/ith.

v the usual adjuncts comprising a'center lock, handle attachment-loops, and' 'endg latches, and Which-is further provided. with; .a novel.- constructure and arrangement oi? fraine'inA terengaging and supporting elements, in as.-` 'socia-tion with said endi latches, adapted .to4 Y distrihuisethe- Weight of. thebagbody and content substantiali'y- 'equally relative. to. both trame sections or members, so that sag ging, Adistortion or other abnormal 'displace-f 'ment of one trarnememberor section relativetothe other isp'revented.: Other objects oiV .this invention, not at time more partieul-arly'- enumerated# Wilt be: clearly' understood -troin the tollowingl do. scriltionl of the same.

inventionyis clearlyA illustrated in; the: accompanying drawings, `in vvhichnf-` Figure 1 is; a side elevation et a. bag` frame. made according. to and embodying; the novel ieaturesof this invention;- :Figura 2' is'- an enlarged fragmentary l,LongitudinailV section otthe same; Figure an emerged; iocttom plan of the aanleg` Figure, 4e 155%: transverse section, taken on tine in Figure 2; and Figure 5.-.is, a detail-perspective of. the interengagealole :supporting elements which are associatedwith,` the frame. SQtL-Qns and end latches thereof; y l

Figure 6^.- is anl Venlarged. fragmentary longit-ufdinal'A Asection showing a modified form Aof Itranne l section interengaging .and

supportingmeans; lFigure 7V is an. enLarg-ed fragmentary bottoni plan oi". the ysan-1134;. Eig? ure 8 is a transverse section, taken @n Line 8 8 in Figure 6; and. Figure Sis apeHSpQC'- tive oi' one of the novel supportingelomllts in said modified form. Y

Similar characters oliv referenceare :enlployed Vin all 0i the hereinabove described views, to indi-cate correspondinglparts. f

.Referring now to said drawings, the ref-Y erence characters =10 and lil respectiveiyindicate 'the outer- 'an-d ,inner frame-sections, with lwhich are respectively connected by brackets 12 and ';1-3,"' their-respective`side trarne sections l@ and f 4the lever-plate 20. is dovvn,-.a further eo- 1926i -Seria.1No. 121,616'.

Centrally.. disposed in connection with; the

outerY trame-section 10 is anyy desired'form ot center-lock L6 adapted to cooperate-:With locking elementsy (not. sho-Wn) with; which;

i the inner rame-section1l1is prov-ided..V

Mounted on said outer Vtraine*section `10, so to berespectivelfy.- spaced longitudinali-.1 ly from o, posits endsv oiisaid center-lockl are. anyI esired forni ot-handle attachment. loopsl''. i

`Monntedon said. outer fra-ine-sectionl 10,- adjaicentto each, end thereof, are end latchi orlfastener devices. Each.. latch. orfastener device comprises a suitably formed' main body or lshell V1:84 having inv integralconnec-` tion.- -Withlitsrespective lends, so. as to. project downwardly therefrom, 'and through per-4 forationsxin the traine-section 10, provided for .their reception, suitable oline-hing tongues or `lugs 19; Pivotallgf;` connected with one end. ont said main. body or shell4 18.V

isalever-plate 202 having at its free endv an l uprvs/ardlyf` curvedA finger-piece 21. .Saldi leverj-plateiQOnis so arranged lthatit normal# skilled`v in. the arto bag-.frame construction, 'g i's-A a leatspring.- 22; Secured tol the. under-1 9 sidewoii 'sai-df lever-plate 20, so as to. move therewith, is a, suitably curved latch horn oringer- The top 0i said mai-nlloody or` `l shell and the underlying portion of'. said frame-'section i()` are respectively `provided with openings 24s and v25 to permit theY norinal projection of said latch horn or-,fnger 23 downwardly therethrough.l =y u,

Sarrangedf-beneath the outer@ traine section l0', alinernent with each latch or `fastener device,l rs av supportingelement adapted ior 100 interengagement with afcoinbined cooperatingsupporting element and l-hasp-plate which isfixe'd tothe inner iframe sectionll, so thaty v -wh-en `said `i'raifne sections are. disposedin jciosed relation, not. only is the-inner frame section rinly sustained against Vertical ydisplacement -or 4lending relative to. lthe. outer trainee-sectionv 10, and vice versa, but when operati-ve violation is established i hetwe 65 which the stitching connecting the bag-body said combilied supporting element and liaspplate with the lowered latch hoin or finger 23 of the lever-plate, whereby said closed* frame-sections are securely held at points adjacent` to their ends against undesired lateral separation.l It is Ythus Vassured that both a secure closed relation of theV bag fraine-sections may be maintained, as well as an equal distribution of the weight of the bag and its content relative to both framesections, to the end that lupward bending or distortion of said outer frame-section or i downward bending or sagging of said inner kframeesection 11, as the case may be, isfeffi-'i ciently prevented. v v VIn Figures 1 to 5 inclusive, I have shown one' forni ofthe novel cooperating frame supporting and closing elements made accordingto my present invention, the same comprising a bridge plate 26 having 'at its extremities upwardly extendinoP portions 27 from-V Vwhich Vproject outwardly perforate abutments 28 to abut the under side ofV saidV outer frame section, with their perforationsl matching the perforations of said frame section 10 through which-the clinching lugs or tonguesv 19 of a latch orfastener device 18 extend. The bridge plate 26 thus con.-

Y l structed is downwardlyy off-set or "spaced from the under side of said outer frame section 10`to provide an intermediate 'receiving space 29. To secure the bridge plate parts. Said bridge plate 26. is provided with a longitudinal slot 30 which is aligned Y with the openings 24: and, 25 respectively of thev latch device and frame section 10E to permit the normal projection of the latch horn or finger 23 downwardly therethrough. The cooperating framel supporting and closing element, which is associated withl the inner frame-section 11, comprises a combined bracket member and liasp-plate con-y sisting of a vertical portion 31 adapted to abut lthe outer surface of the side-frame secf tion 15,` to which it is firmly secured by a y, rivet 32 or other suitable fastening, andv a horizontal portion 33 adapted to abut the under surface of said inner frame section 1l,

' other suitable fastening.

to which it is firmly secured'by a rivet 34,01 Said vertical and horizontal portions 31 and 33 are integrally connected by an inclined bracket portion 35 Vwhich extends across the space between said frame-section 11 and its side frame section 15, said 'bracket portion being cut away in its body to provide an opening 36 through to the frame maybe sewn. The free extremity of thehorizontal portion 33 is provided with an extension forming a supporting tongue and hasp plate 37 which projects beyond the Yinner edge of said inner f frame-section 11, to dispose the, saine for transverse alignment or opposition to the4 receiving space 29 intermediate theouter frame section 10 yand the bridge plate 26, and consequently when the frame sections are closed together, the combined support-Y ingy tongues and haspplate at `each end.Y

thereof will enter said receiving spaces above each bridge plate sothat any tendency to vertical displacement orbending of either frame-section is obstructed andprevented by the mutual engagement of said support' in ton ues and bridge plates one with an-y ot ier. efore the frame sections can be closed together, thelever-plates 2O of the latch `devices mustJ be swung upwardly to withdraw`v the latch horns or fingers 23. Each supporting tongue and hasp-plate 37 is provided in a side thereof with an indented slot or notch 38., which, when the supporting tongues are entered above the bridge yplates upon the closing together ,of the frame sections, will ,be aligned with the path of movement of the latch horns or fingers .23, so that as the lever plates 20 are swung down to normal closed positions and said latch horns or fingers 23 project downwardly through the frame section 10 and bridge plates 26, the same will be caused to enter said slots or notches 38. Such interengagement of the latch horns or fingers 23 with the combined,l

supporting tongues and hasp plates 37 additionallyi serves to interlock the inner and outer frame sections at their respective ends in closed position, so that the same are` held at such points against accidental lateral separation or distortion, all in a manner clearly to be understood from an inspection of the accompanying drawings.V

In Figures 6 to 9 inclusive, I have shown a modified form of vmy novel. cooperating frame supporting and. latching elements,

which is, however, within' the general scope Vor my present invention.

This modified construction comprises a bridge-plate 39 hav# ing at its outer longitudinal edge a downturned flange 40 to abut and be secured to the inner side of the sideframe section lll of the outer frame 10, by 'means' of rivets 41 or other vsuitable fastening means. The bridge plates 39 in such form are spaced beneath the outer fiaine-sc-iction 10, in alignment with the'respecti've latchdevices, to provide theA intermediate receiving spaces 42. 4 Said bridge plates 39 are provided with slots 43 to pass the latchhorns of fasteners23. The cooperating supporting elements` attached to the inner frame-section 11Vmay be the same in structure as already above described, or may be variously modiiied to provide the combined slotted supporting tongues and hasp-plates adapted to enter the receiving spaces 42 above the bridge plates 39 so as to also receive and engage the latch horns or fingers of the latch devices, Wherebyboth tendency to vertical displacement or distortion of the frame sections 10 and 11 as Well as lateral opening or separation thereof is prevented Ain substantially the same manner as already above described.

Having thus described my present invention, I claim In a bag-frame comprising an outer member and an inner member adapted to telescope into said outer member, latch devices mounted on said outer member adjacent to each end thereof, said latch devices having pivoted lever-plates provided with latchhorns depending therefrom and adapted to project downwardly through said outer member, bridge plates spaced beneath said outer member in alignment with said latch devices, said bridge plates having at theirV ends upwardly off-set perforate abutments to abut the under side of said outer'mem-` l ber, said latch devices having at their ends olinching lugs to pass through Said outer member and the perforate abutments of said vbridge plates a-nd ladapted to be clinched Vable by said latch horns toV prevent lateral separation or opening of said outer and` ii` j ner members.

In testimony that claim the invention set formabove I have hereunto Set my hand this 6th day of July, 1926. Y FRANK T. STUART. 

